My First Mister

About My First Mister

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion. Albert Brooks plays a man who is her total opposite, a precise and well-ordered menswear store owner of forty-nine who manages limited expectations and protects lonely secrets with pleasant ritual and quiet, ironic reserve.

My First Mister (2001) is a comedy romance film directed by Christine Lahti. The film is filed under older man younger woman relationship, gothic, divorced parents, and misfit.

Albert Brooks appears as Randall ("R"), Leelee Sobieski as Jennifer ("J"), Desmond Harrington as Randy, and Carol Kane as Mrs. Benson. At 109 minutes long, it arrived in October 2001.

The screenplay is by Jill Franklyn. Produced by Film Roman.

Poison Ivy, How to Deal, and Jennifer's Body make useful companions to My First Mister, all filed under rebellious youth and teenage girl. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 72 votes and it carries a R rating.